CUMMINS N14 - Oil Consumption

Oil Consumption
In addition to the information that follows, a service publication entitled Technical Overview of Oil Consumption
is available, Bulletin 3379214-00.
Cummins defines ‘‘Acceptable Oil Usage’’ as outlined in the following table:
ACCEPTABLE OIL USAGE
ANY TIME DURING COVERAGE PERIOD
ENGINE
FAMILY
HRS
PER
QT
HRS
PER
LITER
HOURS
PER
IMPERIAL
QUART
MILES
PER
QUART
MILES
PER
LITER
MILES
PER
IMPERIAL
QUART
KILOM
PER
QUART
KILOM
PER
LITER
KILOM
PER
IMPERIAL
QUART
A 10.0 10.6 12.0 400 425 475 650 675 775
4B 10.0 10.6 12.0 400 425 475 650 675 775
6B 10.0 10.6 12.0 400 425 475 650 675 775
6C 10.0 10.6 12.0 400 425 475 650 675 775
V/VT-378 4.0 4.3 5.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
V/VT-504 4.0 4.3 5.0 250 265 310 400 425 485
V/VT-555 4.0 4.3 5.0 250 265 310 400 425 485
L Series 4.0 4.3 5.0 250 265 310 400 425 485
N Series 4.0 4.3 5.0 250 265 310 400 425 485
V/VT/
VTA-903
4.0 4.3 5.0 250 265 310 400 425 485
KT/
KTA19
3.0 32. 3.75 200 210 250 320 340 390
V/VT/
VTA28
2.0 2.1 2.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
KT/
KTA38
1.5 1.6 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
KTA50 1.1 1.2 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
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